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Concept & Rooms

HI Beach, an innovative concept that reconnects with the simple pleasures of the beach and the seaside, a new logic of space, a beach for everyone where each individual will find his own rhythm and sense of wellbeing. With HI Beach, the beach becomes an art de vivre, resolutely contemporary, simple and warm, between the beach and the city.
HI Beach takes the form of three beach-spaces, like three different ways of discovering the pleasure of being at the beach.

Three spaces, three moments of life.
HI beach proposes interiors or protected spaces in free access that will allow people to share
time with each other: a bar, a restaurant a communal area to relax with a large screen lcd
television, books, magazines, newspapers, computers.

The spaces are conceived to respond to different rhythms: spend an all day family moment or just
for a quick coffee break, either alone or with friends...HI beach will adapt to everyone's wishes and
will introduce an online reservation service, that does not exist anywhere else, where people can
reserve their deck chairs on line.

In the evening, between 6.00 and 9.00 pm Hi beach proposes festive aperitifs with a wide selection
of music from world music to jazz, for relaxing and social moments.
With Hi beach, the beach will become a way of living, simple and cordial between the sea and the
city.

Resolutely contemporary, this new place takes also into account the local specificities of the town
of Nice.
And to follow the HI hotel example who has acquired the Green Globe label, the Hi beach will
prove its attachment to ecological values with concrete actions: mostly organic products for the
restaurant, solar showers, ecological cleaning products, recycle bins on the beach, selective refuse
of paper, recycling of materials...

Five years after the opening of Hi Hotel, a hotel based on a convivial, legible and soft approach of
contemporary luxury. Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chapelet once again teamed up with
matali crasset to create HI beach, an innovative concept that reconciles the simplicity of the
pleasures of the beach and the seaside.

As they did for the Hi hotel, the trio has developed a new logic of spaces, a beach where each of us
will find their own rhythm and well being.

During the day, Hi beach is a complete balneal space which offers high standard services on an
exceptional site.

HI beach will have three areas and three ways of rediscovering the enjoyment of the beach. HI beach proposes
interiors or protected spaces in free access that will allow people to share time with each other: a bar, a
restaurant, a communal area to relax with a large lcd screen television, books, magazines, newspapers and
computers...

The whole beach has wireless connexion. A musical atmosphere will evolve through the day, broadcasted on the HI radio
and is programmed by the label Kompakt.Seaside activities with: diving masks, snorkels, rubber rings, balls...

This area is an invitation for well-being and relaxation. Partly protected by a bamboo curtain, circled by wood and plants, in a calm and intimate atmosphere, HI relax is an invitation to a change of scenery. The mattresses are particularly relaxing and are sanctuaries and favour moments of calmness. Menu of the day: napping, reading and dreaming. For those who wish even more privacy and sweet torpor, in the shadow and in three reading huts are available. An area created for a complete relaxation experience.

Not far away is a small path that leads you to the HI body area, dedicated to massages and yoga.

This area is an invitation for well being and relaxation.
Partly protected by a bamboo curtain, circled by wood and plants, in a calm and intimate atmosphere, HI relax is an invitation to a change of scenery. The mattresses are particularly relaxing and are sanctuaries and favour moments of calmness. Menu of the day: napping, reading and dreaming. For those who wish even more privacy and sweet torpor, a few hammocks are available and a massage area is installed in a bamboo islet. An area created for a complete relaxation experience.

Services

An upmarket cuisine HI beach has a simple yet high standards cuisine. Each area has a choice of dishes, light, dietetic and organic. Based on a light version of a chic” brasserie” style, the chef created his own version of well known classics.

Hi Life

You can offer your close ones an unforgettable experience in the HI universe
A week-end in Nice at the HI hotel, a week in Tunisia at DAR HI, a massage in our Hi Body spa or simply a lunch at the HI beach...
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Considered for its innovative character the “HI shop” allows customers to buy all kinds of products related to the hotel’s atmosphere. Hi became the first hotel to produce a music album under its own label HI-print: HI!H by Frédéric Galliano.

Frédéric Galliano is a music passionate since his teenage days. At that time he had already acquired a wide cultural musical taste, such as Latino, jazz and Kraftwerk’s electronic preludes at the end of the 70’s.

In the meantime, he was learning drums and piano, and started building an interest in African and Oriental music. His curiosity has no limits and he is interested in worldwide musicology which makes him a very special artist on the electronic scene.

He became a Dj by chance after he stood in for someone one night in a night club. His musical culture rapidly made him famous but his carrier really took off during the very popular parties “à la poursuite de la 13e note” and also because people could hear some of his remixes: “what’s up” in 1996 and “la yellow connection” in 1997.

Creation

To compose the album, Frédéric Galliano came as a resident artist at the HI hotel and his inspiration came from the different atmospheres he felt in every room and concepts as well as the communal areas. Every area of the hotel corresponds to a special feeling that was translated into music.

The album is composed of 9 tracks corresponding to the 9 concepts and 3 tracks for the communal areas of the hotel such as the happy bar, or the restaurant.

The album was launched in March 2008 after 2 years of work. It is sold in selected shops such as “lieu commun” and “Colette” in Paris.

Frédéric Galliano celebrated the launch of his album by playing at the HI hotel’s happy bar on May 9th 2008.

With TOTAL 14, our extremely popular compilation series returns to the fore after its sabbatical in 2013; a well-needed break from the routine that was put to good use, resulting in one of the most riveting instalments in the series yet. Both veteran and freshman artists were chosen for an exhaustive overview of past label exploits, including powerful cuts from the likes of DAUWD, KÖLSCH, BLOND:ISH, MICHAEL MAYER or THE FIELD - but this wouldn't be TOTAL without the exclusive stuff, so we're more than happy to add a generous serving of brandnew tracks from SUPERPITCHER, SASCHIENNE, WEVAL, THOMAS/MAYER, VOIGT & VOIGT, THE MODERNIST and JÜRGEN PAAPE.

As with every compilation, our selection for TOTAL 14 has to meet the high demands of a perfect mixtape - you'll need some bangers on there, don't forget the atmospheric lot, keep the story arc in mind... the formula isn't too complicated, but we think we nailed it big time, thanks to a particularly strong line-up showcasing both the best sellers and the personal favorites of the last two label years. What's most striking, however, is how a pool of artists as distinct as COMA, THOMAS FEHLMANN, SEBASTIEN BOUCHET, DJ TENNIS or GUSGUS can find harmony in diversity, with a cut such as MACEO PLEX's glamourous prime time stomper CONJURE SUPERSTAR leading to the delicate nostalgia of WEVAL's SOMETHING in the most natural manner.

Speaking of which, the Amsterdam duo's contribution to TOTAL 14 is also part of the exclusive material on the compilation: this includes exciting new tracks from some of our most cherished artists - such as SUPERPITCHER's dreamy DELTA, SASCHIENNE's neon-lit HORACIO DELIRIUM, the TOBIAS THOMAS and MICHAEL MAYER-helmed UNTER HÖLZERN, VOIGT & VOIGT's cybernetic ditty TISCHLEIN DECK DICH, THE MODERNIST's pop-infused DIE FETTE GAZELLE AND THE HIDDEN SIXPACK and JÜRGEN PAAPE's HEURIGER, the long-awaited (and slightly insane) follow-up to his TOTAL 10 classic OFTERSCHWANG. From Mississippi to Neo-Tokyo, you'll need only one soundtrack for the trip, and it's this one.